Halloween Festivities

It has been a busy Fall, to say the least!
I feel so behind on our family blog... trying to catch up today so I am combining all of the recent Halloween festivities we have been busy with! Most of these photos are unedited snapshots. I have come to the realization that though I am a professional photographer, I can't always take professional photos of our family at every event - it is too time consuming both AT the event and AFTER. ;)

Last week, Sarah had a fun Halloween party for the kids (and a few of the adults dressed up too!).
It was so cute - pizza, cookie decorating, a piñata and games for the kids.
They loved it and it was fun for the parents to relax and visit, too!

Next up is Mara's preschool class Halloween party!

And finally, photos from our annual evening of pumpkin carving with Amy, Harv and the kids!
We were trying to remember how many years we have been doing this - we think this might be year five or six?!?!

Terry's Berries Field Trip - 2013

A few weeks ago, we spent the morning at Terry's Berries Farm with Mara's preschool class.
Can't believe it has already been two years since we did this with Kennedy's 2's class!

It was a beautiful Fall day and we had a great time!

 

Some of the kids were nervous about riding the tractor so Ms. Melissa just hopped right in with them. She is such a wonderful teacher - we love her!!

 Kennedy, my little nail biter...

 

Picking vegetables...

 

Choosing Pumpkins...

 



Mara Girl

Mara was in the mood for a few photos the other day so I took advantage!
What a little sweetheart she is at this age.
The feisty 2's have definitely not hit her yet... Of our two girls, she tends to be the more laid-back one. Not only does she look like me, but her personality mirrors mine as well. As we know, Kennedy looks more like her daddy and has many of his personality traits, as well. This makes me happy as I know from personal experience that the two personalities work very well together so I know Kennedy and Mara truly will be "soul sisters."

Mara and I spend a lot of one-on-one time together these days as big sis is in Pre-K three mornings a week. We sure do miss her while she is gone though - we are always so excited to pick her up!

Feelin' sassy in her new "big girl" boots.

Spooners Pumpkin Patch

Oh my poor neglected blog.
Finally sitting down to catch up a bit... at least with one recent post!

Two weekends ago, we spent a few hours at Spooners Pumpkin Patch in Orting with the Williams'.
What an amazing pumpkin patch! We had so much fun enjoying the face painting, farm animals, duck races, scooters, rope maze and of course... picking pumpkins!

I say it every single year but I LOVE FALL.
Hands down, my favorite season.